Muslims have attended Catholic Masses in churches and cathedrals across France in a gesture of solidarity after the brutal killing of an 85-year-old French priest in Normandy.

A French satirical newspaper was today cleared in a case brought by Muslims angered by its publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

A French court today threw out a law suit by five Muslim organisations aimed at blocking a French newspaper from publishing caricatures of the prophet Mohammed that have led to violent protests worldwide.